DONNERSTAG, 25. JUNI18.00-19.30 "Treasures from the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound" hosted by John Francis with Seth WinnerBruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
The Library for the Performing Arts is home to one of the greatest public collections of sound recordings in the world. Author and discographer John Francis shares historic rarities from the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archive of Recorded Sound, featuring unpublished archival recordings of classical music by some of the great performers of the 20th century. Hear Arturo Toscanini and Sir Thomas Beecham conducting music they never commercially released, Igor Stravinsky conducting Glinka and talking about it, violinists Fritz Kreisler and Jan Kubelik, live opera from the Salzburg Festival and the Metropolitan Opera in the 1930s, and much more. A unique musical experience!19.00-20.30 Met Opera in HD screening of PagliacciWalter Reade Theater of the Film Society of Lincoln Center
Leoncavallo's Pagliacci returned to the Met this spring in an acclaimed new production by Sir David McVicar, as part of a double bill with Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. McVicar and set designer Rae Smith (War Horse) set the action of Pagliacci in a truck stop in a Sicilian village in 1949, where the romantic dramas of a doomed vaudeville troupe play out. Marcelo Álvarez stars as Canio, the murderous clown, opposite Patricia Racette as his unfaithful wife, Nedda, and George Gagnidze as Tonio. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium. Please join us for this special screening from the Met's award-winning Live in HD series – coming to Met Opera on Demand: Student Access later this year.

Ausstellung: The Art of Indexing Music
The theme of this three case exhibit in the reading room on the third floor of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is to celebrate the R's and their contribution to the field, with a specific focus on the unique holdings of The Music Division. The exhibit will run during the IAML/IMS conference and continue through July.